Faculty hiring initiative will boost UGA’s strength in infectious disease dynamics
A new hiring initiative at UGA will add 8 new faculty positions in the area of AI, data science and infectious disease dynamics.
Exhibit highlights GMNH bivalve collection
A new exhibition at the UGA Odum School of Ecology showcases the Georgia Museum of Natural History’s collection of bivalve mollusks.
UGA ecologists will present research at 2021 ESA annual meeting
The 106th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Aug. 2-6, 2021 online, will feature presentations from 18 UGA researchers.
Odum School of Ecology Celebrates Class of 2021 with Online Convocation
The Odum School of Ecology held an online convocation to celebrate the awarding of degrees to the class of 2021
Odum School presents awards at virtual 2021 Spring Fling
The Odum School honored students, faculty, postdocs and staff at the 2021 Spring Fling virtual awards celebration aboard the “S.S. Odum.”
Patten to deliver “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture April 1
Bernard C. Patten, Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, will give the “Nonagenarian Ecologist” Lecture Apr. 1, 2021.
Erika Zavaleta to deliver 2021 Odum Lecture
Ecologist Erika Zavaleta will deliver the 2021 Odum Lecture, “The interdependence of biological and cultural diversity,” on March 23.
Unusual flu season linked to more transmissible strain
The unusual 2019-2020 flu season in the U.S. was driven largely by a new, more transmissible strain of Type B influenza.
2021 Odum Graduate Student Symposium is Feb. 5-6
The 27th annual Odum Graduate Student Symposium takes place online Feb. 5-6, 2021.Ethell Vereen, PhD ’10, will give the keynote address.
Toxic pollutants can impact wildlife disease spread
Exposure to toxic pollutants associated with human activities may be influencing the spread of infectious diseases in wildlife.